BURNLEY travel to Huddersfield on Tuesday night for the second round of the Worthington Cup and one man is guaranteed a warm welcome.

Clarets reserve team boss Ronnie Jepson remains a hero to the Terriers fans after just two and a half seasons with the club in the mid 1990s and he admitted that he is looking forward to going back to the McAlpine Stadium.

"It's a good club and I had some very good times there," he said.

"I still know a lot of the people who work about the club and it is nice to be going back.

"I always had a great rapport with the fans and there are still a few players that I know playing for them.

"They have got Andy Booth back there, John Dyson, Simon Baldry and Steve Jenkins.

"The whole club has got an excellent set-up, the ground has an excellent playing surface and I should think we will take a few fans over there.

"They have got a good vocal support and so the atmosphere will be a good one."

Jepson scored 36 goals in 107 League appearances for the Yorkshire club in a spell that saw them promoted to the first division via the play-offs.

That Wembley victory was the highlight of his career with Huddersfield, playing the full game, although it does not have such fond memories for Clarets striker Gareth Taylor who was on the losing Bristol Rovers side.

Under Lou Macari last season they again had a shot at promotion but lost out to Brentford in the second division play-off semi-final.

Jepson admitted: "It was a real shame because I would have loved them to get back to the first division.

"But I am sure the new manager Mick Wadsworth will do a good job there and I wish them well in the league this season."

When Macari left in the summer, Jepson's was one of the names linked with the vacancy but he remains happy to continue to learn his trade under Stan Ternent at Turf Moor.

The reserves have one just one of their four games so far this season but they have been forced to field a very inexperienced side in each game.

But they are now without a game until the middle of next month and Jepson admitted: "We have got quite a long time to wait but the manager might try and fix up a match if he thinks he needs one.

"That is what we did last season, a behind closed doors game that allows players to get 90 minutes under their belt if they have not played for a while.

"It is a chance to give players a run out."

But for the majority of his team lack of action is not going to be a problem as his teenage players will continue to get regular games in the youth team under Terry Pashley.